Job Title: Product Quality Assurance Coordinator
Reporting to: Product Quality Assurance Manager
Contract: Permanent, 48hours per week.

Main Duties:

• Correct stock control to be maintained to ensure that product is aligned with business and customer requirements and waste is minimized.
• Allocating stock to customer orders based on availability and priority
• Co-ordinating with production, label room and warehouse teams on stock distribution
• Liasing with planning, procurement and commercial teams regarding stock availability
• Maintaining inventory accuracy and investigating and resolving stock discrepancies
• Maintaining all quality and stock control data
• Conducting raw material quality inspections at intake and completing relevant documents to ensure accurate traceability
• Reporting quality issues, non-conformances and out of spec fruit
• Supporting investigations into quality concerns and corrective actions
• Monitoring product appearance, labelling, packaging and weight
• Conducting finished product inspections including verifying paperwork
• Assisting with product sampling (internal and external)
• Shelf-life management
• Verifying product compliance with customer and food safety standards
• Supporting with data gathering for the weekly quality meeting
• Carrying out verification checks on equipment at specified intervals

Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience working in a fast-paced quality function within the fresh produce or food sector
• Customer facing experience would be advantageous
• Food Safety Level 2
• Familiarity with retail and food safety standards
• The right candidate must stand up for what is right in the eyes of the customer and be able to articulate and reason with the business with insight led recommendations.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong IT skills with experience using Microsoft Office applications and other software
• Strong verbal and written communication skills that develop and nurture external and internal stakeholder relationships
• The successful candidate must have the legal right to work in the UK

Benefits:

From Day 1 – Pension – 3% employer contribution, 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro-rated based on start date), option to buy/sell 1 week holiday, Employee Assistance Programme, Maternity/paternity leave & pay, Company Sick Pay, Life Assurance.

After successful Probation – Private Medical Insurance, Annual discretionary Company bonus scheme, Cycle to work scheme